Connecticut western news., 1887-09-21
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

A tramp entered the house of Charles McGrath, farmer living near Paris, Mlch., terrorized Mrytle Mccarthy, the servant, who was alone, stole $500, and left. The girl, fear ing she would be accused of the theft pur- sued the thief with pitchfork and compelled him to give up the money.
 The citizens of Seattle, W. T., celebrated with bonfres, cannons, lllumnatlons hre- works music and public speaking, the election of Henry Willard to tine Northern Pacific Di- rectorate.
 Edward Loolidge, farmer of Calvert County, Md, killed his wife and himself with a razor. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. A bill of inquiry filed in Washington Territory by the United States Attorney for an accounting between the Northern Paclflc RalI- road and the United States for timber cut from Government lands. The amount claimed by the Government is s2.oOO,Ooo.
 A national organization of Hungarians is being formed throughout the United States to encourage emigration from Hungary to America.
 -George Nyce, aged 13, of Milford, Pa.. was en route to Kansas by the Ohio and Mis- sissippi railroad. While running at forty-tive miles per hour near Washington, Ind, the lad walked of the train in his sleep. He was seriously injured, but will recover.
 The friends of Beriben, the leader of the expedition which left Key West for Cuba, do not credit the reports of his death, as they have received direct news from him since the date of his reported killing by the Spaniards.
 Ira l.. Green former resident of Rush, Monroe County, N. Y., has murdered his wife and two children at Sarasota, Fla. Green was afterward shot while resisting the officers.
 At St. Anne, Quebec, Cardinal Taschereau presided at rhe ceremony of blessing the sta<' tue of St. Anne. While salute was being fired in honor of the Cardinal a cannon ex- ploded, killing two men and fatally injuring boy.
 A fire in Chicago destroyed the candy manufactory of Milton E. Page 6 Co.,, and the Pennsylvania Tube Works, and damaged other adjoining buildings. Loss, a40o,0 ,0oo Several firemen were injured by the falling of gilded eagle from flagstaff.
 The three ferry steamboats plying to and from thoexhibition grounds came ln colhslon on Toronto Bay. 1tis thought several persons were drowned. The accident was caused by a confusion of signals.
 Ex-Gov. Holly of Connecticut is dying at his home in Lakeyille. He is S3 years of age.
 A gang of carpenters were erecting tres tic 45 feet high at the Mudfork Mines, on the Kanawha and Ohio Railway, when the whole structure fell and all were thrown into the gully. Three men were instantly killed and four seriously injured.
 Fifty lives arc known to have been lost by the recent storms on the Grand Banks. The September catch of fish will he 2o,0OO quintals short of an average.
 A constructor tram on me Aspen eAtcH- sion of the Midland Road in Colorado, con- sisting of an engine, two cars of railroad iron aDd 2S7 track layers, was derailed near Lake Nanhoe- The cars were turned completely over, burying the men under the iron, killing four and seriously injuring sixty-one.
 Gov. Gordon of Georgia has signed the Wine Room bill, which imposes tax of SlO,- 900 on all wine rooms. Under the Local Option law wine rooms were permitted, but this heavy tax will legislate them out of ex- istence.
 The Rev. Dr. Frazier, the leading Presby- terian clergyman of Georgia, died on an East Tennessee train as it was coming into Atlanta.
 When Gen. Sheridan visited the Philadel- phia Geological Garden he was surprised to recognize in Aotuary Charles Jefferson an old schoolmate. The General is an expert in wild animals, and has many stuffed specimens in his library.
 Six Norwegian officers and fourteen guardsmen have left Christiania for Chicago to attend the military encampment.
 A 100 pound chunk of pure copper, and 8 number of smaller specimens have been un- earthed by Chicago, Freeport and Dodgeyille Railroad graders in the town of Monroe, Wis. company has been formed to prospect for the mineral.